The Portland daily press., 1887-12-15
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Fine day yesterday; wind west and after
wards southeast.
Two boys were arrested yesterday for
stealing whip.
Samuel A. True, of Portland. has received
as an endowment policy from the Mutual
Life Of New York, 1886.
The Mcmahon will case came ON in the
Probate Court yesterday morning, but was
continued until Jan. 25th.
s The Willis c. l.. S. Circle meets this even
ing. with Mrs. Perley l.. Chase, No. 50 VIM
tar street. Quotations from Milton.
The telephone company has erected line
Of poles to carry twelve wires between this
city and Woodford' S. ON the line Of the Maine
Central.
The Portland Company have nearly COM
pleted three switching engines.for the Maine
Central railroad, and two box cars for the
Portland g. 0gdensburg railroad.
Stephen Chase & Co., of Rockland, ship
ped barrel of boiled Holsters to Cincinnati,
Thursday, and another barrel to Cleveland.
Ohio. The Holsters were sent by Payson
Tucker as gifts to two of his western friends.
There will be tea party. with entertain
ment, furnished at the Congress Square
church tomorrow evening. Supper will be
served at $50 o'clock.
Jesse Wilmore evangelist, from the west,
will attend the Friends monthly meeting at
10 o'clock this forenoon, and 7.30 0 clock this
evening All are invited.
There will be a meeting Of the Young
Mems Republican Club this evening, at
Room No. 6, Browns Block. A full attend
ance of members is desired.
The sale of useful and fancy PARTICLES at
State street church chapel this afternoon
and evening. will be well patronized. The
Kinder Symphony in the evening will please
everybody.
Detective Robert A. Davis of this city, has
been sued for $4,000 for the false imprison-
ment of man named Gordon, of Starks, in
connection with the Kirshner matter of two
years ago. The trial comes off at the next
tenn Of court in Skowhegan, next week.
The Oregon, Capt. Williams, of the Do
minion line, arrived from Liverpool via Hal
flax, yesterday afternoon. She had rough
weather the first of the voyage She brought
several cabin and 20 steerage passengers and
a large cargo.
Grand Secretary George Z. Bracket, of
the Maine Good Templars, expects to be at
Mystic Lodge meeting this Thursday even
ing, to instruct in the new unwritten work
of the order; also at Preble House, Friday,
at 10 a. m, for the convenience of deputies
OF lodges out Of town.
The now famous will of Miss Mary 5.
Mayall. of Gray, was presented for probate
by Mr.. Neal yesterday, Miss Mayall having
died on the 8th inst. By this will the bulk
of the property is given to Mary S. Mayall.
The hearing will take place probably Jan.
18th.
John f. Hooper, the Biddeford stone cut
tea, who was blown up IN premature blast
in a granite quarry on the Maine Central
road short time ago, lies in such a weak
condition that the physicians at the Eye and
Ear Infirmary do not dare to perform an OPP
Grafton upon his eyes.
The Maine Central, Portland g. Ogdens-
burg and Portland & Rochester railroads
will give free return tickets to persons at
tending the Portland District Missionary
and Ministerial Association meeting to be
held in this city next week. The tickets
win be good from the 18th to the I'D, inclu-
siye